The behavioural expression of empathy to others' pain versus others' sadness in young children

Pain

Volumn 152, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1074-1082

  Bandstra, Nancy F ^a,b   Chambers, Christine T ^a,b   McGrath, Patrick J ^a,b   Moore, Chris ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Empathy; Pain

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MALE; PAIN; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIMULATION; TEMPERAMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 79954579917     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2011.01.024     Document Type: Article

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